COMPASS COLLABORATIVE - Key Persons
Adrienne Keith is a Seattle-based family law attorney who helps couples and families reach common ground. Drawing on her experience as a collaborative lawyer, and on her experience as a mediator, Adrienne guides clients in meeting the demands of the legal process and addressing their interests. Adrienne's goal is to educate clients so that they can make wise choices for their unique situation.
Adrienne Keith graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and attended the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she served as an Editor-in-Chief for the Wisconsin Women's Law Journal. Since relocating to Seattle in 2003, Adrienne has been active in bar and community groups, including the WSBA ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Section, King County Collaborative Law, and the Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation Program. She is a past chair of the King County Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution section.
Christina Corwin is a member at Reed, Longyear, Malnati & Ahrens, PLLC, handling family law matters ranging from collaborative law to client centered dispute resolution. She also provides consultation to clients who wish to represent themselves. Christina assists her clients in choosing a legal process that best meets their needs, whether it is a collaborative, cooperative, fast-track divorce, or other legal process. She has experience working within a wide range of family law matters including divorce and legal separation, child and spousal support, child custody, paternity, domestic violence, adoption, post and prenuptial agreements, domestic partnership contracts, and divorce mediation. Christina also serves as a guardian ad litem in Title 26 (family law) and Title 11 (guardianship) matters.
James' practice focuses exclusively on family law litigation and mediation, although he has represented parties in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters throughout his legal career. He is an experienced litigator, having tried cases in both State and Federal Court. James assists clients with complex marital dissolutions, including those of high net worth individuals, often involving business valuations and estate issues. James favors a team approach, which is client-centered and cost-effective. James is an experienced family law mediator and assists parties through mediation and arbitration to resolve their disputes. James is also trained and experienced in Collaborative Law.
Jamie Polito Johnston is an experienced litigator and compassionate advocate. She is dedicated to providing high quality legal services while achieving the best possible outcome for her clients. Jamie's practice concentrates primarily on family law litigation including complex property division, asset valuation, high-conflict custody and parenting disputes, relocations, child support, spousal maintenance, prenuptial agreements and post-dissolution matters. Jamie has extensive experience in the courtroom and in family law mediations and arbitrations.
Prior to joining Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Jamie practiced at the Washington State Attorney General's Office as an Assistant Attorney General in the Licensing & Administrative Law Division. While in law school, Jamie served as a judicial intern at the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan with the Honorable Avern Cohn
Job Titles:
- Contributor to the World of Collaborative Practice
Kevin is a graduate of Hampshire College (1983) in Amherst, Massachusetts and of the University of Washington School of Law (1986). Since 1995 he has been working as an attorney and mediator in Seattle, Washington with an emphasis on family law and estate planning.
Starting his Collaborative Practice work in 2007, Kevin has been developing and refining his skills within the collaborative model as a Mediator and Collaborative Attorney.
Kevin's compassion and commitment in all areas of his life, whether it be as a father, a gardener, an athlete, or as part of a collaborative team, serves as an inspiration and brings out the best in others for the benefit of his clients.
Kevin is a frequent contributor to the World of Collaborative Practice [http://theworldofcollaborativepractice.com/] and is a Featured Blogger at Be-Fulfilled.org [http://www.be-fulfilled.org/].
When Lisa Barton started law school in 1991, she knew she wanted to help families in some capacity. In law school, she became interested in alternative dispute resolution while working on the staff of The University of Missouri School of "Law's Journal of Dispute Resolution."
Lisa began her family law practice in Issaquah, WA after having been admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1994. Her legal practice focused on dissolution, legal separation, establishment of parenting plans and child support, and domestic violence litigation. Wanting to help children in a more direct manner, she began volunteering as a family law Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and expanded her private practice to include acting on behalf of children as a court-appointed guardian ad litem.
Lisa became trained as a mediator and collaborative professional in 2006. Throughout her career, she has welcomed the opportunity to help families deal with their conflicts in a respectful, positive manner. She joined the Compass collaborative group at its inception and enjoys working with its members.
Job Titles:
- Principal / Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, PLLC